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boost::units - converting from one derived_dimension to another across systems (imperial to metric)
by Matt Vinson 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

degski: I do not think am making the "nauseam" mistake. My issue is using Boost.Units correctly which I concede is difficult for me but I am reading the docs and trying to get it. In our field of engineering, we use Kg as a force; not a mass. (We also use pound as a force; not a mass - for your "UK's Weights and Measures Act 1963" counterpart). That said, I should not have made the mistake of using Kg as a force in Boost.Units, it's true. Shame on me. My task is to convert between lineal forces: k/ft, k/in, lb/ft, lb/in, kN/m, kN/cm, kN/m, N/m, N/cm, N/m, Metric ton/m, Metric ton/cm, Metric ton/mm, Kg/m, Kg/cm, Kg/mm. These are all force/length. Steven Watanabe: Thank you, again.#1: I was not trying to say it's wrong; sorry. Just that I did not see 'length' and opted for the one that did. The unit's are correct, as you say. #2: This is an error to start with Kg(force)/meter. I can start with N/meter. I've changed this variable name to newton_per_meter and the conversion factors. *.h----------------------------------------------------- namespace dimensional_analysis{ typedef boost::units::length_base_dimension::dimension_type length_dimension; typedef boost::units::mass_base_dimension::dimension_type mass_dimension; typedef boost::units::make_system<boost::units::us::inch_base_unit,boost::units::us::pound_base_unit>::type ip_system; namespace lineal_force { typedef boost::mpl::divides<boost::units::force_dimension,boost::units::length_dimension>::type lineal_force_dimension; namespace imperial { //////////////// ////lb/in, right? ////boost::units::force_dimension =pound ////boost::units::length_dimension = in //////////////// typedef boost::units::unit<lineal_force_dimension,lengths::ip_system> lineal_force_unit; } namespace si { //////////////// ////N/m, right? ////boost::units::force_dimension = newton ////boost::units::length_dimension = meter //////////////// typedef boost::units::unit<lineal_force_dimension,boost::units::si::system> lineal_force_unit; } }//lineal_force }//dimensional_analysis *.cpp----------------------------------------------------- //Imperiallb/in to SI N/m BOOST_UNITS_DEFINE_CONVERSION_FACTOR( dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit, double, 175.1268369864); // exact conversion BOOST_UNITS_DEFAULT_CONVERSION( dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit); //SI N/mto Imperial lb/in BOOST_UNITS_DEFINE_CONVERSION_FACTOR( dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit, double, 0.1837185501); // exact conversion BOOST_UNITS_DEFAULT_CONVERSION( dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit); //Imperialto SI. This should convert lb/in to N/m andreturn 175.1268369864(N/m) //But itdoes not. Its converting lb (mass) to Kg(mass), 0.454 const auto t2 = static_cast<boost::units::quantity<dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit>>( 1.0 *dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit::unit_type()); //Again, Imperial to SI. This should convert lb/in to N/m and return 175.1268369864 (N/m) //But itdoes not. It returns lb (mass) to Kg(mass) const auto t3 = boost::units::conversion_factor( dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit::unit_type(), dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit::unit_type()); //SI toImperial. This should convert N/m tolb/in and return 0.1837185501 (lb/in) //But itdoes not. Its converting Kg (mass) to lb(mass), 2.205 const auto t1 = static_cast<boost::units::quantity<dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit>>( 1.0 *dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit::unit_type()); //So, I don’t know whythe library is converting mass; I’ve tuned it to use boost::units::force_dimension/boost::units::length_dimension //I am doing something wrongwhere the library is not using force/length. //Below does work, mainly. //This isconvert Si to SI and return value of 1.0 is correct. const auto t4 = static_cast<boost::units::quantity<dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit>>( 1.0 *boost::units::si::newton / boost::units::si::meter); //This convert lb/in to SI and return value is 175.1268369864 is correct. const auto t5 = static_cast<boost::units::quantity<dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit>>( 1.0 * boost::units::us::pound_force_base_unit::unit_type() / boost::units::us::inch_base_unit::unit_type()); //This converts lb/in to lb/in and return value is of 1.0 is correct. const auto t6 = static_cast<boost::units::quantity<dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit>>( 1.0 * boost::units::us::pound_force_base_unit::unit_type() / boost::units::us::inch_base_unit::unit_type()); //This is2.205 and not correct. //It’s notconverting SI-force/length to Imperial-force/length //Itsconverting Kg (mass) to lb (mass), 2.205 const auto t7 = static_cast<boost::units::quantity<dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit>>( 1.0 * boost::units::si::newton /boost::units::si::meter); //What have I done wrong? //Any help is appreciated.

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Program Options documentation is anaemic
by David Demelier 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

Hello, Reading the type_value documentation from Boost Program options feels like: typed_value * composing(); Specifies that the value is composing. See the 'is_composing' method for explanation. And the documentation of is_composing: bool is_composing() const; Not sure if I know more what this function is supposed to do now. Also, I think this module/documentation should take a s/method/function/g. What's your thoughts on this? Regards, -- David

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[Spirit] uint_parser inconsistent results
by Michael Powell 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

Hello, I am trying to figure out why the uint_parser yields what looks like raw characters in one instance, yet in another instance yields the original given phrase. What do I mean by that? I have a string-literal rule, subset of the Google protobuf v2 grammar, and the octal-escaped rule yields a raw character, but the "same" hex-escaped rule yields the given input string. Both rules are of type qi::rule<It, char()>. And the str_lit rule is qi::rule<It, std::string()>, basically. oct_esc %= '\\' >> uint_parser<unsigned char, 8, 3, 3>{}; hex_esc %= no_case["\\x"] >> uint_parser<unsigned char, 16, 2, 2>{}; char_val %= hex_esc | oct_esc | char_esc | ~char_("\0\n\\"); str_lit %= ("'" >> *(char_val - "'") >> "'") | ('"' >> *(char_val - '"') >> '"') ; struct escapes_t : qi::symbols<char, char> { escapes_t() { this->add("\\a", '\a') ("\\b", '\b') ("\\f", '\f') ("\\n", '\n') ("\\r", '\r') ("\\t", '\t') ("\\v", '\v') ("\\\\", '\\') ("\\'", '\'') ("\\\"", '"') ; } } char_esc; The only thing I can figure is that perhaps it has something to do with no-case having a secondary effect on the rule? I do not care which way it lands, per se, in either raw or original string, although landing in the raw, that is, unescaped, has some advantages, I suppose. However, it is a mystery to me how there are two different outcomes. Any thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks! Michael Powell

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questions about visibility/dlls under mingw
by Robert Ramey 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

MINGW is the platform which runs gcc compilers under winsoze. I include all the visibility attribute in the "right" places with serialization build and tests. This is looking like it's passing on all platforms EXCEPT MINGW. I think MINGW uses the windows attributes, but I'm wonder if our boost setup uses the gcc macros. This would explain the bahavior I'm getting now. But honestly I really have no idea. here's the link to the appveyor results: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/RobertRamey/serialization/builds/20309631 Perhaps this is a config issue? or I'm doing wrong? I'm loath to much with this just for this one platform. Robert Ramey

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Fwd: Boost::Filesystem - How to iterate, through the whole drive
by Richard Závodný 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Richard Závodný <zavodnyrichard(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 3:59 PM Subject: Boost::Filesystem - How to iterate, through the whole drive To: <boost-users(a)lists.boost.org> Hey guys, I need iterate over all directories from starting path. If I start iterating from C:\some-dir it works very well, however if I try to iterate from C:\, it doesn't work. How can iterate through the whole drive? Thank you. Code is here: https://pastebin.com/mpsKJxH2 <https://pastebin.com/3J6FEMG5>. The problem I experience is commented right in the code section (line 1, 13 and 25).

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boost::units - converting from one derived_dimension to another across systems (imperial to metric)
by Matt Vinson 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

Eisuke Kawashima: Thank You. I'll have a look. When I saw Boost.Units did not have imperial and we had to create it ourselves, I thought: the US is s 5 trillion dollar market, most of those markets need programming, all are on imperial. Boost.Units needs imperial and programmers would find and use it. Steven Watanabe: Thank You. This solution doesn't seem correct as it does not consider "length".... boost::units::derived_dimension< boost::units::mass_base_dimension, 1, boost::units::time_base_dimension, -2>::typeI thought I'd at it (L M T^-2 L-1) but this didn't do well.: typedef boost::units::derived_dimension< boost::units::length_base_dimension, 1, boost::units::mass_base_dimension, 1, boost::units::time_base_dimension, -2, boost::units::length_base_dimension, -1 >::type lineal_force_dimension; So, I tried the " typedef boost::mpl::divides<...>" solution as it has force and length. I am closer, I hope. *.h------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ namespace dimensional_analysis { typedef boost::units::length_base_dimension::dimension_type length_dimension; typedef boost::units::mass_base_dimension::dimension_type mass_dimension; typedef boost::units::make_system< boost::units::us::inch_base_unit, boost::units::us::pound_base_unit >::type ip_system; namespace lineal_force { typedef boost::mpl::divides< boost::units::force_dimension, boost::units::length_dimension>::type lineal_force_dimension; namespace imperial { typedef boost::units::unit< lineal_force_dimension, dimensional_analysis ::ip_system > lineal_force_unit; typedef boost::units::quantity<lineal_force_unit, double> pound_per_in_quantity; BOOST_UNITS_STATIC_CONSTANT(pound_per_inch, pound_per_in_quantity); } namespace si { typedef boost::units::unit< lineal_force_dimension, boost::units::si::system > lineal_force_unit; typedef boost::units::quantity<lineal_force_dimension, double> kg_per_meter_quantity; BOOST_UNITS_STATIC_CONSTANT(kg_per_meter, kg_per_meter_quantity); } }//lineal_force }//dimensional_analysis *.cpp------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOOST_UNITS_DEFINE_CONVERSION_FACTOR(dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit, double, 17.858); // exact conversion BOOST_UNITS_DEFAULT_CONVERSION(dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit); BOOST_UNITS_DEFINE_CONVERSION_FACTOR(dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit, double, 0.0559974); // exact conversion BOOST_UNITS_DEFAULT_CONVERSION(dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit); //This is not converting force/length and is converting si -> imperial mass (only) = 110.2. Needs to consider force/length, =50*0.0559974 auto t1 = static_cast<boost::units::quantity<dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit>>( 50.0 * dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit::unit_type()); / This is not converting force/length and i sconverting imperial -> si mass (only) = 22.7. Needs to consider force/length, =50*17.858 auto t2 = static_cast<boost::units::quantity<dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit>>( 50.0 * dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit::unit_type()); //This is again only converting mass and needs to convert force/length const auto t3 = boost::units::conversion_factor( dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::imperial::lineal_force_unit::unit_type(), dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::si::lineal_force_unit::unit_type()); On Monday, November 19, 2018, 12:46:57 PM CST, boost-users-request(a)lists.boost.org <boost-users-request(a)lists.boost.org> wrote: Send Boost-users mailing list submissions to boost-users(a)lists.boost.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to boost-users-request(a)lists.boost.org You can reach the person managing the list at boost-users-owner(a)lists.boost.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Boost-users digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: boost::units - converting from one derived_dimension to another across systems (imperial to metric) (Eisuke Kawashima) 2. Re: Fwd: Boost::Filesystem - How to iterate, through the whole drive (Richard Z?vodn?) 3. Re: boost::units - converting from one derived_dimension to another across systems (imperial to metric) (Steven Watanabe) 4. Re: [release] Boost 1.69.0 Beta 1 (Marshall Clow) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 02:23:10 +0900 From: Eisuke Kawashima <e.kawaschima+boost(a)gmail.com> To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost::units - converting from one derived_dimension to another across systems (imperial to metric) Message-ID: <CAHhxtD6A9Jwhv5amKnTa1bmNkD0U4_LGre8ySKFfQXK7w62oEQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi list, > I am having trouble converting from one derived_dimension to another across systems (imperial to metric). I'd like to convert, say, lb/in to, say, kg/m. I thought I would do the following but get a compiler error #: > > *.h-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > namespace dimensional_analysis { > namespace lineal_force { > //lb/in > typedef boost::units::derived_dimension< > boost::units::us::pound_force_base_unit, 1, > boost::units::us::inch_base_unit, -1 > >::type lb_per_inch_dimension; > typedef boost::units::unit< > lb_per_inch_dimension, > dimensional_analysis::lengths::ip_system > > lb_per_inch_unit; > typedef boost::units::quantity<lb_per_inch_unit, double> lb_per_inch_quantity; > BOOST_UNITS_STATIC_CONSTANT(lbpin, lb_per_inch_quantity); > //kg/m > typedef boost::units::derived_dimension< > boost::units::si::kilogram_base_unit, 1, > boost::units::si::meter_base_unit, -1 > >::type kg_per_meter_dimension; > typedef boost::units::unit< > kg_per_meter_dimension, > boost::units::si::system > > kg_per_meter_unit; > typedef boost::units::quantity<kg_per_meter_unit, double> kg_per_meter_unit_quantity; > BOOST_UNITS_STATIC_CONSTANT(kgpm, kg_per_meter_unit_quantity); > }//lineal_force > }//dimensional_analysis > > *.cp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > //Do I need these? > BOOST_UNITS_DEFINE_CONVERSION_FACTOR(dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::kg_per_meter_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::lb_per_inch_unit, double, 0.0559974); // exact conversion > BOOST_UNITS_DEFAULT_CONVERSION(dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::kg_per_meter_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::lb_per_inch_unit); > > //This does not compile# > const auto conv_factor_try0 = conversion_factor(dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::kg_per_meter_unit::unit_type(), dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::lb_per_inch_unit::unit_type()); > > # *\boost_1_68_0\boost\units\detail\conversion_impl.hpp(340): error C2672: 'conversion_factor': no matching overloaded function found (compiling source file...*.cpp) > > Any help is appreciated I opened a PR (https://github.com/boostorg/units/pull/32) to address such a situation; the following code ```cpp #include <iostream> #include <boost/units/base_units/us/inch.hpp> #include <boost/units/base_units/us/pound_force.hpp> #include <boost/units/io.hpp> #include <boost/units/physical_dimensions.hpp> #include <boost/units/systems/si.hpp> int main() { auto force_us{1.0 * boost::units::us::pound_force}; auto length_us{1.0 * boost::units::us::inch}; boost::units::quantity<boost::units::si::force, double> force_si{force_us}; boost::units::quantity<boost::units::si::length, double> length_si{length_us}; std::cout << force_us << " = " << force_si << '\n'; std::cout << length_us << " = " << length_si << '\n'; std::cout << force_us / length_us << " = " << force_si / length_si << '\n'; return 0; } ``` will print ``` 1 lbf = 4.44822 m kg s^-2 1 in = 0.0254 m 1 lbf in^-1 = 175.127 kg s^-2 ``` Best -- Eisuke Kawashima ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 19:24:58 +0100 From: Richard Z?vodn? <zavodnyrichard(a)gmail.com> To: degski <degski(a)gmail.com>, boost-users(a)lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Fwd: Boost::Filesystem - How to iterate, through the whole drive Message-ID: <d13622b0-9a68-d109-c26e-b60e3a5c45c8(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" I just wanna try it again here, maybe somebody will shop up who knows where is the problem as I unfortunately couldn't fix it with degski (but still, thank you for your time :)). His example (can be found below) doesn't work on my system. The problem is I can't start iteration from the drive root (for example E:\), because it will iterate only the directory above (E:\projects\boost\build) the directory that the executable is located in (the executable is located in E:\projects\boost\build\Debug). What is weird that if I move the executable to the different directory (let's say C:\Users\USER_NAME\Downloads) it will still iterate only the build directory. I tried to play with Visual Studio -> PROJECT_NAME -> Properties -> Debugging -> Working Directory, but without a success. According to degski he has the value of this entry set to $(ProjectDir) which is the same value as mine. Thank you. On 11/18/2018 9:04 AM, degski wrote: > On Sun, 18 Nov 2018 at 05:31, Richard Z?vodn? via Boost-users > <boost-users(a)lists.boost.org <mailto:boost-users@lists.boost.org>> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: *Richard Z?vodn?* <zavodnyrichard(a)gmail.com > <mailto:zavodnyrichard@gmail.com>> > Date: Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 3:59 PM > Subject: Boost::Filesystem - How to iterate, through the whole drive > To: <boost-users(a)lists.boost.org <mailto:boost-users@lists.boost.org>> > > > Hey guys, I need iterate over all directories from starting path. > If I start iterating from C:\some-dir it works very well, however > if I try to iterate from C:\, it doesn't work. How can iterate > through the whole drive? Thank you. > > > Code is here: https://pastebin.com/mpsKJxH2 > <https://pastebin.com/3J6FEMG5>. The problem I experience is > commented right in the code section (line 1, 13 and 25). > > > This works for me, either with boost-1.68 (not that I think that > matters) or the STL-VC-15.9.1 (/std:c++17): > > #include <iostream> > #include <boost/filesystem.hpp> > > namespace fs = boost::filesystem; > > int main ( ) { > ??? for ( auto & p : fs::recursive_directory_iterator ( "d:\\" ) ) { > ??????? std::cout << p.path ( ) << '\n'; > ??? } > } > > Note that: "The iteration order is unspecified, except that each > directory entry is visited only once." > > degski > -- > /*/*?*/If something cannot go on forever, it will stop" - Herbert Stein*/

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Making an ASIO asynchronous operation from flock()
by Cristian Morales Vega 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

So I need to flock (http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/flock.2.html) something (pre-existing flock in other piece of software to interoperate with) and I though: "I think I'm actually starting to understand ASIO, let's make a proper ASIO asynchronous operation with flock". Long story short, I now know better: I will never get ASIO. So my main issues are with the background thread. According to https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/develop/doc/html/boost_asio/overview/core/th… "the threads ... must block all signals". OK, it makes sense, but... - I can make pthread_sigmask() the first thing once the std::thread starts executing. But, I can't really guarantee the thread will never receive a signal, can I? There is a small amount of time between the thread starting to be able to receive signals and pthread_sigmask() doing its job. Modifying the signal mask before the background thread is created (so also from the "not-background" thread) doesn't seem a lot better. - How do I cancel the asynchronous operation? flock() is blocking, not a lot I can do to unblock it. I could send a signal to the background thread, but... they must be blocked, so no. I can't join the thread while it's blocked in flock(). So... should it be detached? I could then maybe just destroy the std::thread, but I still need to call the handler with boost::asio::error::operation_aborted... So, my question: I'm making it more difficult than it is? There is some pattern I should be following which makes all this simple? See what I have below (sorry for the camel case) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <boost/asio.hpp> #include <boost/beast/core/bind_handler.hpp> #include <boost/system/error_code.hpp> #include <boost/system/system_error.hpp> #include <fcntl.h> #include <iostream> #include <sys/file.h> #include <sys/stat.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <thread> namespace asio = boost::asio; using error_code = boost::system::error_code; using system_error = boost::system::system_error; class FLockablePosixDescriptor : public asio::posix::descriptor { public: enum class FlockType : int { SHARED = LOCK_SH, EXCLUSIVE = LOCK_EX }; using asio::posix::descriptor::descriptor; FLockablePosixDescriptor(FLockablePosixDescriptor &&) = default; FLockablePosixDescriptor &operator=(FLockablePosixDescriptor &&) = default; ~FLockablePosixDescriptor(); template <typename FLockToken> BOOST_ASIO_INITFN_RESULT_TYPE(FLockToken, void(error_code)) asyncFLock(FlockType type, FLockToken &&token); void cancel(); void cancel(error_code &ec); private: template <typename FLockHandler> void doFLock(int fd, FlockType type, FLockHandler &handler); asio::io_context mBackgroundContext{1}; std::thread mThread; }; FLockablePosixDescriptor::~FLockablePosixDescriptor() { mBackgroundContext.stop(); mThread.join(); } template <typename FLockToken> BOOST_ASIO_INITFN_RESULT_TYPE(FLockToken, void(error_code)) FLockablePosixDescriptor::asyncFLock(FlockType type, FLockToken &&token) { asio::async_completion<FLockToken, void(error_code)> init(token); mBackgroundContext.post([this, fd = native_handle(), type, handler = std::move(init.completion_handler), work = asio::make_work_guard(get_executor())] { doFLock(fd, type, handler); }); mThread = std::thread([this] { mBackgroundContext.run(); }); return init.result.get(); } template <typename FLockHandler> void FLockablePosixDescriptor::doFLock(int fd, FlockType type, FLockHandler &handler) { error_code ec; if (flock(fd, static_cast<int>(type)) == -1) { ec = error_code(errno, boost::system::system_category()); } asio::post(get_executor(), boost::beast::bind_handler(handler, ec)); } void FLockablePosixDescriptor::cancel() { error_code ec; cancel(ec); if (ec) { throw system_error(ec, "cancel"); } } void FLockablePosixDescriptor::cancel(error_code &ec) { // TODO: Cancel flock asio::posix::descriptor::cancel(ec); } int main() { boost::asio::io_context ioc; int fd = open("l", O_RDONLY); FLockablePosixDescriptor desc(ioc, fd); desc.asyncFLock(FLockablePosixDescriptor::FlockType::SHARED, [](const error_code &ec) { std::clog << "Done " << ec << std::endl; }); ioc.run(); } -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[release] Boost 1.69.0 Beta 1
by Marshall Clow 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

Boost release 1.69.0 beta 1 is now available at: <https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/beta/1.69.0.beta1/source/> The SHA256 checksums are as follows: ee0ecd7d31f58474c1e0210089c9e66bd878d4d1e7436ac511e359aa4a9d3e86 ./boost_1_69_0_b1.7z 3e25c46f2171799caabbeb419ba7859fffb62208f3a1c80798713377ab07af0e ./boost_1_69_0_b1.tar.bz2 71f4b57175058af1b8c320971cf29226e5a652931a679f7e1c086655147ecafb ./boost_1_69_0_b1.tar.gz ec9ef7d2c9f0d41f560769e67bc7ff207cc999243a7dd6c3f6bcfbdbf0827a7b ./boost_1_69_0_b1.zip For details of what's in the release, see < https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_69_0.html>. Please download the beta, give it a try, and report any problems you encounter. Thanks, -- The Boost Release Team

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boost::units - converting from one derived_dimension to another across systems (imperial to metric)
by Matt Vinson 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

Thanks for input...Ok, I have errors creating a 'lineal force unit'. In our branch of engineering, we have kips****/ft, kips/in, lbs/foot, lbs/in, kN/meter, Kn/cm, KN/mm, N/meter, N/cm, N/mm, Metric Ton/meter, Metric Ton/cm, Metric Ton/mm, KiloGram/meter $, KiloGram/cm, KiloGram/mm, etc....All these units* are loosing force divided by length. After all the appreciated input in this thread, I thought I'd try this but it does not compile*** probably because force is "L M T^-2" and length is "L" which is not correct: //Lineal Force typedef boost::units::derived_dimension< boost::units::force_dimension, 1, boost::units::length_dimension, -1 >::type lineal_force_dimension; How can I use Boost.Units to convert one force/length to another force/length: say, lb/in to, say, kg/m? *not Boost.Units**, the units in the engineering math equation**A set of base units raised to rational exponents, e.g. m^1, kg^1, m^1/s^2. *** ...\boost_1_68_0\boost\mpl\aux_\preprocessed\plain\less.hpp(20): error C2039: 'value': is not a member of 'boost::units::detail::dimension_list_tag' ****1000 lbs force = kips***** Here is a table in Wiki about converting between lbs and kilogram. Kilogram in Boost.Units is a mass not a force so I need to create a kilogram force and I did that when I converted "Forces" $ in another task... $.h struct metric_ton_base_unit : boost::units::base_unit<metric_ton_base_unit, boost::units::force_dimension, 7> { }; typedef metric_ton_base_unit::unit_type metric_ton_unit; BOOST_UNITS_STATIC_CONSTANT(metric_ton, metric_ton_unit); typedef boost::units::quantity<metric_ton_unit> metric_ton_quantity; // typedef boost::units::make_scaled_unit<metric_ton_unit, boost::units::scale<10, boost::units::static_rational<-3>>>::type kg_force_unit; BOOST_UNITS_STATIC_CONSTANT(kg_force, kg_force_unit); typedef boost::units::quantity<kg_force_unit> kg_quantity;.cpp BOOST_UNITS_DEFINE_CONVERSION_FACTOR(dimensional_analysis::force::metric_ton_base_unit, dimensional_analysis::force::newton_base_unit, double, 9806.65); // exact conversion BOOST_UNITS_DEFAULT_CONVERSION(dimensional_analysis::force::metric_ton_base_unit, dimensional_analysis::force::newton_base_unit);% $ lb/in to kg/m: Google: convert lb/in to kg/m

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boost::units - converting from one derived_dimension to another across systems (imperial to metric)
by Matt Vinson 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

I am having trouble converting from one derived_dimension to another across systems (imperial to metric). I'd like to convert, say, lb/in to, say, kg/m. I thought I would do the following but get a compiler error #: *.h-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- namespace dimensional_analysis { namespace lineal_force { //lb/in typedef boost::units::derived_dimension< boost::units::us::pound_force_base_unit, 1, boost::units::us::inch_base_unit, -1 >::type lb_per_inch_dimension; typedef boost::units::unit< lb_per_inch_dimension, dimensional_analysis::lengths::ip_system > lb_per_inch_unit; typedef boost::units::quantity<lb_per_inch_unit, double> lb_per_inch_quantity; BOOST_UNITS_STATIC_CONSTANT(lbpin, lb_per_inch_quantity); //kg/m typedef boost::units::derived_dimension< boost::units::si::kilogram_base_unit, 1, boost::units::si::meter_base_unit, -1 >::type kg_per_meter_dimension; typedef boost::units::unit< kg_per_meter_dimension, boost::units::si::system > kg_per_meter_unit; typedef boost::units::quantity<kg_per_meter_unit, double> kg_per_meter_unit_quantity; BOOST_UNITS_STATIC_CONSTANT(kgpm, kg_per_meter_unit_quantity); }//lineal_force }//dimensional_analysis *.cp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //Do I need these? BOOST_UNITS_DEFINE_CONVERSION_FACTOR(dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::kg_per_meter_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::lb_per_inch_unit, double, 0.0559974); // exact conversion BOOST_UNITS_DEFAULT_CONVERSION(dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::kg_per_meter_unit, dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::lb_per_inch_unit); //This does not compile# const auto conv_factor_try0 = conversion_factor(dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::kg_per_meter_unit::unit_type(), dimensional_analysis::lineal_force::lb_per_inch_unit::unit_type()); # *\boost_1_68_0\boost\units\detail\conversion_impl.hpp(340): error C2672: 'conversion_factor': no matching overloaded function found (compiling source file...*.cpp) Any help is appreciated

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